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0. KEIDEL, Jr. UPRIGHT PIANO OB. ORGAN.

No. 485,414. Patented Nov. 1,1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES KEIDEL, JR, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE WVM. KNABE &CO. MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

UPRIGHT PIANO OR ORGAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,414, dated November1, 1892.

Application filed August 25, 1892.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES KEIDEL, J r., of Baltimore, in the State ofMaryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in UprightPianos or Organs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to an improvement in upright pianos or organs.

Heretofore in the manufacture of upright pianos or organs the ornamentalbrackets supporting or located under the keyboard at the ends thereofare dovetailed to the keyboard and are themselves supported by scrollsor legs resting on and secured to the base of the piano or organ. Owingto the fact that scrolls and brackets are made in various designs, itfrequently happens that the design or finish of the scrolls and bracketsof a piano or organ are objectionable, while the instrument in otherrespects is satisfactory. Hence before a sale can be consummated itbecomes necessary to take off the scrolls and brackets and substituteothers of a different design or finish. As the scrolls and brackets nowemployed are permanently fixed to the instrument and are constructed tofit such instrument the removal of brackets and scrolls from oneinstrument and attaching them to another adds considerable to the firstcost of the instrument. Then again, the parts taken from one instrumentwould not always titanother. Hence alterations were necessarilyfrequent.

The obj ect of my invention is to construct a combined bracket andscroll that can be removed from apiano ororgan and replaced without theemployment of tools or skilled labor.

A further object is to provide an extensible scroll and bracket whichcan be adjusted to snugly fit the space between the base and keyboard.

WVith these ends in view my invention consists in the parts andcombinations of parts, as will be more fully described, and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of anupright piano embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an en- Serial No.444,091. (No model.)

larged view, partly in section, of the keyboard, bracket, scroll, andbase, showing the bracket and scroll in position to be secured to thekeyboard, and Fig. 3 is a similar view showing them secured in place.

A represents an upright piano the key board B of which is provided onitsunder side with two or more holes Ct, preferably slightly tapering anddesigned to receive the tapering pins 1), secured to the upper surfaceof the bracket C. The upper and rear or inner ends of bracket C areshaped to snugly fit, respectively, the under side of the keyboard andthe front edge of the instrument, and when the bracket is placed againstthe front of the case of the instrument and against the under side ofthe keyboard preparatory to looking it in place the pins 1) are solocated relatively to the holes a that when the parts are forced inposition by the means to be hereinafter described the outer or frontsides of the pins I) bear against the corresponding Walls of the holes aand force the bracket rearwardly a slight distance,thus causing thelatter to rest solidly and snugly against the front of the instrument.The bracket C is provided near its upper edge with a nut D, and belowthe nut with a cylindrical cavity E, the nut being designed to receivethe screw F on the scroll or leg G, and the cavity E to receive thecylindrical neck (I immediately below the screw. The lower end of thescroll or leg G is provided with a pin c, adapted to rest in a cavityformed in theupper surface of the base H of the instrument.

To secure a scroll and bracket in place, it is simply necessary to firstturn the scroll in a direction to draw the neck 01 up within cavity E.This shortens the distance between the top of the bracket and lower endof the scroll. The pin 6 on the scroll is then placed within the cavityin the base of the instrument and the bracket then moved to a positionto bring the pins 1) thereof in a position to enter holes a in thekeyboard. WVhen the parts are thus placed, by simply turning the scrollthebracket is forced upwardly and the pins thereof, entering the holesin the keyboard, force the bracket snugly and solidly against the frontof the instrument and firmly lock the parts in place.

It is evident that numerous slight changes and alterations might beresorted to in the relative arrangement of the parts herein shown anddescribed without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.Hence I would have it understood thatI do not wish to limit myself tothe exact construction of parts shown and described; but

I-Iaving fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an upright piano or organ, the combination, with a keyboard and abase, of a bracket adapted to engage the under side of the keyboard anda scroll connected to the bracket by a screw and resting on the base,substantially as set forth.

2. In an upright piano or organ, the combination, with a keyboard and abase, of an extensible bracket and scroll connecting the keyboard andbase, substantially as set forth.

3. In an upright piano or organ, the combination,with a keyboard havingholes therein and a base, of an extensible bracket and scroll, thebracket being provided with tapering pins for entering the holes in thekeyboard, substantially as set forth.

4. In an upright piano or organ, the combination, with a keyboard and abase, of a bracket having a nut therein and a cavity below said nut, anda scroll having a screw engaging the nut in the bracket, and a neckadapted to rest in the cavity in said bracket, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES KEIDEL, JR.

\Vitnesses:

W. N. WAMSLEY, WM. H. JONES.

